Weather-strip



(No ModeL) W itnesses.

W. G. GRARY. WEATHER STRIP.

Patented. Sept. 29,1896. I

Inventor.

Attao rney.

NITED STATES.

WILL O. CRARY, OF TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA.'

WEATHER-STRIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 568,561, datedSeptember 29, 1896.

Application filed July 11, 1896. Serial No. 598,825. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILL G. CRARY, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Terre Haute, in the county of Vigo and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Weather-Strips; andI do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of this specification.

Figure l of the drawings is a perspective view showing the invention asin application with door open. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of doorthrough slot f with parts in position shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is asectional view of door and threshold having the invention appliedthereto, door being closed. Fig. 4 is an inside face View of a portionof same.

This invention is designed to provide an improved weather-strip fordoors; and it consists in thenovel construction and combination ofparts, all as hereinafter described, and pointed out in the appendedclaims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the letterA designates thedoor-frame, B the threshold thereof, and O the door.

D designates a metal strip, which is secured transversely across theouter face of the door 7 a short distance above its lower edgeand whichis bent outwardly away therefrom, as shown, whereby its outer face formsan inclined deflecting-surface. -The lower edge portion of the strip isbent backward and upward toward the door to form a lip d, which isloosely engaged by a corresponding but reversely-b'ent lip e at theupper portion of a second strip E, which forms the weather-strip proper.The engagement of these two lips forms a loose pivotal connection forthe weather-strip, whereby it is permitted the necessary movement inseating and unseating.

Cut in the lower front corner portion of the door and extending throughthe thickness thereof is a narrow slot f, through and in which works atrip and operating lever F. The outer end portion of this lever ispivotally connected to the under side of the strip E at f, and its innerend portion is formed with a depending hook f and with a notch fExtending transversely across the lower portion of the slotfis a pin g.

Secured in the jamb of the door -frame against which the door closes,ashort distance above the threshold and projecting over the same, is alug 71., having its upper edge portion somewhat beveled, as indicated ath. The hook f has also a beveled lower edge portion, as indicated at it,and the inner edge of the threshold is beveled at When the door is open,the notch f of the lever F is in engagement with the pin g, and thestrip E is thereby held in raised position, substantially as indicatedin Figs. 1 and 2. As the door is closed the strip E rides over the lugh, (its corner portion being bent upwardly to a slight extent for thispurpose.) The projecting beveled end k of the hook f strikes the beveledportion k of the threshold, raising the lever F to free the engagementof the notch f from the pin g. The strip E then drops down by gravityonto the threshold, against which it seats (see Fig. 3) in such a manneras to form a close joint, through which the weather cannot enter. Italso unites with the strip D to form a deflector to turn off all waterwhich strikes against the lower portion of the door. The character ofthe connection between the strips D and E is such also, it will beobserved that water cannot enter.

When the door opens, the lug h serves to raise the strip E as the latterrides over it, thereby drawing the lever F outwardly and bringing itsnotch f 3 again into engagement with the pin g.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with the door having the slot in its lower frontcorner, andthe 'pin extending across said slot, and with thedoorframehaving the lug projecting over the threshold, of the weather-strip E,pivotally attached to the outer face ofthedoor, and adapted to ride overthe said lug, and the hooked lever pivotally connected to the under sideof the said strip and extending through said slot, said lever having anotch therein for engagement with the said pin, substantially asspecified.

2. The combination with the door having the vertical slot in its lowerfront corner portion, the pin extending across the lower por tion ofsaid slot, and the strip D secured across the outer face of the door andbent away from the same, its lower portion being bent to form a lip, ofthe strip E having a corresponding but reversely-bent lip which looselyengages that of the strip D, and the lever pivotztlly connected to theunder side of the strip E, and extending through the slot of the door,its inner end portion having a beveled hook and a notch adjacent to said\VILL C. CRARY.

Witnesses:

S. R. MCCLAIN, ALBERT MCMULLIN.

